The January 2026 issue of Trains Magazine includes author Greg Richardson’s article on the development of positive train control, “The road to PTC,” viewed primarily through the lens of his time in ...

The world's largest operational steam locomotive is one again making a stop in Salina this year, its third stop in the past five years. The Union Pacific Steam Club announced the full schedule for Big ...

It's big, it's famous, and it's back from the dead. The appropriately named steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, will make its second journey through Arkansas this week. While Union Pacific toured its ...

PLAQUEMINE, La. (BRPROUD) – We are not blowing smoke when we say that the world’s largest steam locomotive is passing through Louisiana next month. There were 25 Big Boys built starting in 1941. One ...

OGDEN — A legendary locomotive made its return to Ogden this weekend. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 made a weekend stop that drew thousands of visitors of all ages to Union Station from its arrival ...

Hundreds of visitors flocked to the historic rail town of Roseville on Friday to see the world’s largest steam locomotive during its two-day visit. Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, normally housed in ...

Undeterred by the blistering New Orleans heat, hundreds of people of all ages snapped pictures, peppered the crew with questions and gazed in awe Saturday at a rare and majestic operational steam ...

Crowds watch the arrival of Union Pacific's historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 at the old Union Pacific depot in North Lawrence, Tuesday morning, Nov. 19, 2019. The Union Pacific’s historic ...

A PAYING ADULT. GET IN FREE. WELL, YOU CAN SEE A PIECE OF RAILROAD HISTORY UP CLOSE IN ROSEVILLE THIS MORNING. UNION PACIFIC’S BIG BOY, THE LARGEST OPERATING STEAM LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD, ARRIVED IN ...

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A train enthusiast reflects on the grandeur of the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, recently returned to service. A crowd gathered to watch as Union Pacific 4014 pulled into Hearne, ...